"Sima, please stay!" Li Xuan stood under the door sign of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion and saluted Sima Changyu.
"It's good for you, Your Majesty. If there is any news about Imperial Physician Chao, I will inform you immediately!" Chang Yu responded politely.
"Stay!" Li Xuan grabbed the horse rope handed over by Qiu Zhenmu, turned over, and was already on the horse's back.
Sitting on the horse, Li Xuan subconsciously looked across from the Governor's Mansion.
There was no sign that Ye Wanwan, the Tianyin demon girl who was supposed to be there, had disappeared.
With a sneer flashing in his eyes, Li Xuan turned to look at Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu and said, "Let's change the way back to the post house."
"Here!" Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Although the distance is shorter when walking from the east side of Middle Street, on the street where people come and go, even if some people are afraid of giving in, they can retreat wherever they can.
Although the alternative route is a bit longer, fortunately there are few people on the street, which means they don't want to run fast, otherwise they will be back at the inn in a blink of an eye.
Soon, the Governor of Yangzhou was left behind.
At this time, Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I'm a bit confused as to why I didn't tell you what we need before. A war is bound to happen in Wuzhou, and soldiers, generals and equipment are the most lacking."
Qiu Zhenmu followed Li Xuan and the others, and Li Xuan did not avoid Qiu Zhenmu when discussing many things with Yu Ze.
"Qiu Beishen seems to be used to being direct in his behavior." Yu Ze spoke for Li Xuan in advance. He looked at Qiu Zhenmu and said, "Qiu Beishen, we do need the military equipment provided by the Yangzhou Governor's Palace, but the same They need to provide proper and complete formal documents. Otherwise, if you don't pay attention, you will be suspected of treason, so you need to be cautious. When the war is over, all parties will submit such details in a memorial. If you don't pay attention, your merits will be lost."
"Dou Changshi is now sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai." Li Xuan looked around and said: "Everyone wants to get the biggest piece of the pie, but not everyone can get the biggest piece of the pie. We are now , I just have the qualifications to meet and talk with Dou Weng. As for the other requirements, I’m still far from it.”
A flash of clarity flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.
Even though he was the king of the current dynasty, he was admired and admired by countless people when he traveled. However, except for clan affairs, he had no say at all in government affairs.
The only thing through which he could exert influence was the emperor's trust in him.
Li Xuan has this thing, and so does Dou Xuande, who was born in the Dou family.
The emperor placed him in the position of governor of Yangzhou, which shows the importance of his trust.
Compared with Dou Xuande, the difference between Li Xuan and Dou Xuande is the difference between a Wuzhou Biejia who is in the fifth rank and a Shangzhou governor who is in the third rank.
Today, Li Xuan only has a negligible voice in the entire court.
It is conceivable that under him, countless people do not even have this right to speak.
The only card available in his hand, Emperor Trust, should never be played lightly.
"Let's go. After we go back, let's see which one is more suitable to visit next. Yangzhou is prosperous and there is always something we can learn from." Li Xuan smiled lightly, with only a hint of deep meaning in her eyes. ….
The horse walked slowly on the streets of Yangzhou where there were few people. The clean and washed stone slabs under the feet were surrounded by relatively few pedestrians.
They were walking through the most prosperous Zhong Street in Yangzhou. The street was crowded with not only servants from various mansions, but also merchants from all over the world, princes who came to Yangzhou to study leisurely, and travelers visiting relatives and friends. .
On this street right now, there are only a few locals coming and going in a hurry. They are all ordinary people who need to be busy for their livelihood.
Just when Li Xuan was about to hit the horse and drive quickly, a quarrel suddenly came from the street on the right.
"I asked you why you didn't learn well at a young age. You came here with bad money to cheat on food and drink. Don't you know that bad money is not allowed to be used in Yongningfang?" A strong man with a sinewy face held a Holding a butcher knife, he looked fiercely at the thin little boy in front of him, wearing a gray cloth robe.
The little boy looked timid and looked at the strong man in front of him with great fear. The butcher's knife was right in front of him. He was so frightened that he almost cried: "I don't know anything. My mother gave me five cents and asked me to buy two coins." A catty of meat to replenish Aye's health, I don't know what bad money is and what real money is."
"Can't you see it? There's such a big difference between the two coins. How can you not see it? I think your mother-in-law deliberately asked you to use the bad money. If you encounter someone you don't recognize, I might as well let you Gotta..." Before the strong man could finish his words, a passing old man in his fifties appeared.
An old man of medium height, wearing a washed white-green gown. His clothes and beard were neatly groomed. He also had two books under his arm. He stopped, looked at the strong man and shouted: "Butcher Zou, this is He is the child of Dr. Guo. Mr. Guo has bad eyesight. You don't know... You don't know that he is so unscrupulous. He went to see a doctor and took bad money... That's not right. With Dr. Guo's touch, he won't notice it. Something is wrong!"
Butcher Zou took a few steps back, glanced at the butcher knife in his hand, smiled coquettishly, quickly put the knife away, then looked at Master Xu and said, "Master Xu, although this money is bad money, it is as good as real money." The comparison is still very similar. Besides, what a doctor cares about is the pulse, not the money."
Master Xu glanced at Li Xuan, Yu Ze and others in the distance, hesitated for a moment, but still came over: "Show me the things."
"Here!" Butcher Zou smashed open his clenched left fist, and five shiny copper coins fell directly into Master Xu's hand, making a crisp sound.
Master Xu weighed the copper coins in his hand, then took a closer look, and immediately frowned: "This is Kaiyuan Tongbao, how can you say it is bad money?"
At this time, hearing the quarrel, people from the surrounding houses came out one after another and gathered around. Looking at the copper coins in Master Xu's hand, everyone else looked at each other.
"This is real money, Zou Han. You don't want to bully a ten-year-old child, do you?" An old woman wearing a clean blue narrow skirt of coarse cloth, all the wrinkles on her face suddenly wrinkled , looked at Butcher Zou with suspicion.
"Mother Wang, you can't say that. As long as you put this money in your hand, you can immediately tell its weight." Butcher Zou sounded a little anxious and snatched five copper coins from Master Xu's hand. , kept bouncing up and down, and the copper coin immediately made a crisp sound: "Listen, the sound is different too."…
"Is there any difference?" Aunt Wang and other idlers on the side all had doubts on their faces.
"Of course it's different." Butcher Zou was a little anxious for a moment, and he swung it up again. The copper coins immediately made a crisp sound. Butcher Zou looked at everyone eagerly: "Can't you hear the difference?"
"There are still differences, but I must say that they are really very similar. Except for people who have been exposed to weight all year round, most people can't tell the difference at all." A clear voice came from behind everyone. Everyone turned around and saw that I saw a young man wearing a black silk brocade robe with a white belt hanging on his right arm and a gentle face appearing behind the butcher.
Beside the young man, there was a middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing a blue wavy robe, and a young strong man wearing a maroon brocade robe and a silver chainmail coat. He was holding a knife handle and looking at it eagerly. Attracting everyone.
Perhaps Qiu Zhenmu's fierce look frightened everyone. Except for the butcher who showed a hint of joy, everyone else subconsciously stepped back. At this time, Master Xu stepped forward.
"I have met three officials. What do they have to say?" Master Xu crossed his hands and bowed in salute, with a solemn look on his face.
"Don't dare!" Li Xuan responded politely, then looked at Butcher Zou and said, "Can you give me those five copper coins first?"
"This..." Butcher Zou swallowed, not knowing whether he was afraid or unwilling, he stood there hesitantly for a moment.
"Yes!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately took half a step forward, stretched out his long knife, and everyone around him immediately fell silent.
"Okay, Brother Qiu, don't scare people." Li Xuan smiled, took out ten Kaiyuan Tongbao from his arms and handed it over: "I will use five copper coins in exchange for yours. For the rest, go get one Just buy a larger wooden basin, fill it with water, and buy four taels of coarse salt."
Butcher Zou's Eyes
His eyes immediately lit up, he grabbed the copper coins, and at the same time stuffed the five bad coins into Li Xuan's hand, and then quickly turned around and left.
After a while, he had already walked over carrying a wooden plate that was almost as wide as his own body.
The tub was filled with water, but it did not affect his progress at all.
In his mouth was a paper bag filled with salt.
Li Xuan asked Butcher Zou to put down the wooden basin, then took the salt. In the eyes of everyone's disbelief, he poured a whole bag of salt into the water. After the salt melted quickly, Li Xuan stirred a little, and then added five pieces of salt. All the bad money was thrown away.
Immediately afterwards, in everyone's surprised eyes, two of the five pieces of bad money quickly sank to the bottom of the water, but three of them sank very slowly.
Although it is sinking, it is obviously slow. .
Taiqing Demonic Way
